Driver detained after 318 PAK hashish packets thrown from car on BR-116
Federal Highway Police (PRF) seized 318 small PAK hashish wrappers and one kilogram of cocaine paste after a car's occupants threw a drug package from the window during a pursuit on the BR-116 in Teresópolis on 11 November 2026. The driver was detained; a second occupant fled on foot and was not located. The case was referred to the 110th police station in Teresópolis.
🇧🇷 BR-116, Teresópolis, Rio de Janeiro · Brazil
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On the night of 11 November 2026, Federal Highway Police (PRF) officers stopped
a car during a routine check on the BR-116 in Teresópolis, in the Região Serrana
of Rio de Janeiro state.[1]When the driver saw the officers approaching, he
sped off and a pursuit began; while the chase continued, the car’s occupants
threw a white package out the window, part of which fell into a drain and the
rest scattered across the road.[1]
Officers then intercepted the car; the second occupant got out and fled on foot
into a wooded area and was not located, while the driver was detained at the
scene.[1]The police seized five packages and 318 small wrappers of a
substance known as PAK, a type of hashish, along with one kilogram of cocaine
paste.[2]The incident was referred to the 110th police station (110ª DP) in
Teresópolis, where the case was recorded.[1]
Photos and video
Federal Highway Police handout of the drugs seized in Teresópolis on the BR-116. Photo: PRFPhoto details
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